- Born
- Birth nameMarques Kevin Johnson
- Height6′ 7″ (2.01 m)
- Marques Johnson was born on February 8, 1956 in Nachitoches, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Dark City (1998), White Men Can't Jump (1992) and The Gambler (2014).
- Averaged 20.1 points, 7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game during 11 year career.
- Forward for Milwaukee Bucks (1977-1984), Los Angeles Clippers (1984-1987) and Golden State Warriors (1989-1990).
- Marques Johnson began his acting career when an injury forced him out of basketball.
- Named to All-NBA First Team for 1978-1979 season for averaging 25.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.2 blocks per game.
- Graduated from UCLA. He won the first John Wooden Award for basketball.
- On Coach John Wooden's Pyramid of Success philosophy: At the time it was like, Pyramid Shmyramid, Where's the party at? Where are the girls at? I didn't want to hear anything about principles and living a life of integrity at that time. But as you get older, and you have kids, and you try to pass on life lessons, now it becomes a great learning tool.
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